September 13, 1800. THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT GALVESTOS DESTfiOYEQ TUii Wat 4 frtean t ily Wrttk O&r cf it wort disasters known on t:.e Acrifio ccntisent La befallen th t:tjr of GJvtoa. Tx, Sunday raorfcing cf this wek. A terrible tidal fTe ac4 cyclonic ttora completely Sroj-2 the city. Samsiarizing tt Ituatloa as it tow a; ;-ir. trr-rj tulr.- edifice in Galrtca la probably 3-trojel or Th retire MfpSc in iort J ffflM. the rrain levator deniol Jr.M !n part, t wharves almost to tally dt.rojed, foM supplies dasnag-d t y ta.r. fret-water ur!y cut off, I0 jro hora!, l,o0 to 4,K0 pro:.s kilk-1 Communication Is i-roa-a ar -i CvTirtiou rery where. Richard a well-known r.wiir Kiaa of GalT-ion. glrea it- following account of the disaster Oc of tL Eott aful traredies of j the citT fs wjped out. and that one EiMerxi t.ta-s ti tu.t4 Galvaon. j jj; of the rodents have to face ab TL r tv it ts nxira. ai.d the deal will toiute poverty, tunst prriihly !.'"- I an Just J mm n.t t . .a izjf romois- l-r it" iiayor a. 1 r;tizss" coo ? to ft in iff$rli Kith the otit ri1 ar.d a; -I V r h !;v Hous ton w which could wfklt.s t ". ?r;.!.. Ir.ts try taenia I'i-iji-i. tl viit-. a til &s nearly I tfc-e fcctMifcr I-t n fcere ana f tt Gulf of Mniio. U-- TkNl. ; tt- secretary of state for the home de TT wmk of Gaiwton was ; partnjfnt has had for a long time a i rcrjjrfct a lout I y a teispm o terrible 1 jU!X signed confession by Mrs. May xi ;t m ofdt ris iO'-ajif.'ly d-JM-ribe ; brick of the fact that she bad poisoned r :r. r..!T. aid by m which ; her husband. turtii th my into a ra:ir. wa. The At tfae home office and in other offl--ztlr twin rords s'ow that the ciA quarters where inquiry was made it4 if'aiis-l a ,m :tj A eighty-four by the American correspondent, the re n;;i. an tr-r. wHm th- na.uricg : fpons.ible officials declined either to rrtrvaM t aay. m it is Icipossi- 2 dt.Qy or to admit the truth of this s tn&xisxum. i 2 o c l-ck Sat- : "TL ft'orrs t- Mi7 conai c prevSou to that a rt nrm hi !-n riii ia the griit t iiie wiLi xt-rr tich. The inl at Srsi na frs U. iorth and i.9 tu i:rert frtfa tie ri-f. :j'-ro:!ion to the forre Wfcl ti t torm in the r .'f !!-1 !! str iii.u the tjearh v the rtty th tola wts.d plied ater f oi tie ly tu tt the t-ay t s.it .if te rily. A I ".x t.' it ("in evH-nt that the city r'-g to te v:t--J mlth IlfrtT- Huii.'ir'-d id rerldenc along ti:e h frntil w re hurriedly aban- dot-ej. the fru.l feitr to dw 11- ! itr .n hiKr tortious of tte city. The very fact that Mrs. Maybrick's i:-rj m&m o;-r.i to the ief- ; MIlt(ac to death was commuted to tUk or a?e. The wind wtre : penal servitude for life shows that the riis -.Lstattly and it rair.-d la tor- home secretary of the day, the antl rf,ti Tte 1 t fierce that j American and narrow-minded Lord ti rj? r. like kr.2fr. u.andaff. entertained very serious B? 2 ' V. t? aT8 of the pulf j outts as to the legality of her trial r 1 tay rt. aii i by drk the entire f And as to the Justice of her conviction. -'ty i ibcier;ed. The fiooling of Biit with her confession in his hands te -!rtc light i.-Iat and the gas f.-t W?t tl.f rity ia dark nes. To I - :' ts- s.tr--? t to rourt death. I T e 'AMiJ i tLri t eje Ionic eIoc- nr. T'-.'.t zx . ;.tiona t build- j t-!-rT; h as4 alls were j fahisg fend tt t?)iw f the -snds and ' recover her freedom about two years " - '-riftlr-r of tk- h jUdtns si ter- ' hence. Despite the fact that she has rfjit r in th eitrrue. The wiad and j terribly In prison, has become atr n nedily from dark until gray haired and lost much of the beau 1 -4i ,tUm -k .undy taoming. During j ty which formerly rendered her so Si this t::z- the t-jiA- ut ;alveton i fascinating, there is no reason for ap 'r I'.le rat !q r;' The highest f prehend!ng that she will not survive :-:".': of the ttr m& t'.'ir to five f.t j until the hour of her liberation. uu4t wtT, LII in the great tra- penal servitude for life, according 3 irtty of ri the itneti were sub- to English prison rules, means in the r-iTje-d is & d t of t-rs f--t. To ; case of men a term of not more than 5--ae a L'..' a to drown. To re- twenty-one years' imprisonment, which r.:n t; aurt . .'.. ia th wreck- i js rometimes shortened in case of good i conduct. h f.'sht c-f arony ha aeldom i Where women are concerned a life d V. ithct api arent rea- j rt ni-'.' i.ly tran to eub- ; : i 14',. m. Within twenty mln- ! prison has been altogether unexcep tl r t.1 rot-e down two feet. tioaable she has obtained commuta st.ut Cj.) l.gLl ti e !rela were j tlon to an extent which will have the S'raM-t::!y fr--d cf the f waters, j effect of restoring her to her friends la the ffi'-uc ite wiij had veered 'and relatives two years hence. to tr y-jit.-.'. r :r any. Ir-iiidiJLj: -wp-d n y.ry . There rti!; ! hardly a hb ta dry to-ii ' .: . U'l -a thr ii,z- mho had es- i When in If 60 we went to the polls d-ith went owt at !aylight to j to vote for "Honest Old Abe" (this - 't- acri cf the un,;.-it acd the i was my first presidential vote) we wero f '.! they .aw the nirt horrible greeted with D d Linkln hirelings." :hu iraag;tta..ie. In the three blocks j fj d black republicans," "D d black frotj u:. - N" to efcu i. In Tre- j alolitionlsts. The same spir.t of in irct.t ir t I i Uhi Four tolerance is abroad in the land today. frs- nr ii. uie yard. The whole 1 That came from democrats this from cf ti.e -ij.. :.' fro'-t fur thre hlix k republicans. ii. fro;a the trult trir-pel of every j They can't bear to have one speak Mmiitr if tal;ttio?i. the dwellings. ; 22-ainst the conduct of the admir-istra- ilyr;-:a i- e : uru'ture having !s e.tr ' r tarr' ! o it to sea or its ru:t, j in a i far into the los itrttedlns to the vagaries of the j f t: ! "TL rt tarried t'.xz.- over the j : . v : . e ; ir 5ti tr.e Lowed that the iarr-i struc- ( t " fe- , .-; to e the iw.tX sub- i ::.r.::y t s.l. JiereJ the greatest, j &saia for a short time if it Is neces The Cretans tome. zit ureet and gary. Am sorry to find men who were ! f'l is- a house of cards. ! patriots in action in the 60s copper How tasy dad ; hi id rea and refugee heads now. are- in tie rt:in coj'i sot t asce-r- j it m Ttmutihle that there will inej iff lit itk in in- i -mar', !i..''.J.-r . the attendant. ! cUj e'rht are ntdertid to Lave been t fcAved. "The oi l cran' horse, is Rosen- ; l-sg ae-u. tolia 1; the Hoenlerg j t:hijcl hti'u lit a r-iAfe oT wreckage Tie lull hirb wrLcwi : b-it an empty j lt !t geems to be in the air. Surely tea. crut-d -,: d broaea. Every haV,n-t a disposition to take the cr rch tu ii,e ritr. w:th tsthly cne j peopie fnto their confidence. Vie see ur twr o;-i:uL', is lit rur.. j none of their speeches, and campaign -At the un all the soldiers educational literature on the subject are r.;-rrd drl. i; having been u wanting. Probably like Teddy they is t'T..-riry quarter w huh gave iauJ the cowboys they are genial gen-tt-tta : u prot.i:oa agiit the tern- tk.men bnt theIr opinlon of farmers, jrt r the f x. i4uorers. greasy mechanics and filthy -:.o r:?rt La t2 rr.-lved f:Ma!op?ritm !s much the same as that tLe Chc!ie orj hsn ?ylua down the J of tbe southerners befo the wah. islar.d. L'Jt it --nifc i m ;.. i t e that it ! p. KELLOGG. oiiii have withrtood the harricane. ' If it !?-! ail the lrmate mere no doubt I SPECIAL EAST-BOUND EXCUR luit. far it re r . no aid within &j P10N3 VIA MISSOURI PACIFIC, alle. 1 On September 10 and 2G the Missouri Tu hay ftonj eud to end is in j Pacific will sell tickets to certain r .!. Noihir-i; t at p l.r.g ar.d the j PolnU in Missouri and Illinois at one w 1 . cf sxe.it wart hoaws r iaain. : fare plus ?2 for the round trip, good The electors k,: s!l their uper- i to return until October 31. work a4 their track are damaged j This excursion Includes such points ty wr. Kansas City. St. Louis, Sedalia, Tl- rfe-s: ir &ta:io-i at Fort ! Springfield. Joplin and numerous PC'. I. .ei way the crew be- !rr ! arros the lay foi:rt-ea to Teii ey. I raw Cap'.zia Iis.ii.-: s yeterday. and b- to!d me that hi w.fe ax,d oze of nil crew were irown-d. Eitt ocean learner were tern frcaa their Eiocvricga ana etranded in ths bay. The Ketsdall Castle was car-r-d oer the fst from the 234 street wsarf to Texas City and lies la the wiLir of th.f psnan P'.er. The Nor wfEiaa steamer Gyiier is stranded be- tween Texas City and Virginia Point. An ocean liner was awirled around through the West bay. crashed through th bay bridges and is now lying in a few feet of water near the wreckage of the railroad bridges. The steam ship Taunton was carried across Peli can point and is stranded about ten miles up to East bay. The Maliory itamer A lame was torn from her wharf and dashed upon Pelican flats, and the bow of th British steamer Red Cross, which had previously been hurled there. The stern of the Alamo Is store in and the bow of the Red Croa is crushed. "Down the channel to the jetties tw.- other ocean steamships lie grounded. Some schooners, barges axd smaller crafts are strewn bottom side up along the slips of the piers. The tug Louise of the Houston D'rect Navigation company Is also a wreck. "It will tike a week to tabulate the dead and the missing and to get any thing near an approximate ldeii of the monetary loss. It is safe to as- ! some that one-half of the Drooertv of THE MAYBRIGK CASE The IWmoi That She Hat Not Kfn Par- donl U that Sha Made a Written C 011 f-ion of Oollt ! Ijocinn. Spt. 3. For several days It has fcn mmnml in Iindnn that 8tory. Their manner, however, was BUCh as to imniv that it was well founded, and that if they persisted in mafntainine silence mon the sublect it was because, feeling that the un fortunate woman has been severely punished for her crime, they did not wish to render her position more dif ficult to bear when she leaves the penitentiary. Had it not been for this confession, which she is asserted to have signed within the first few months of her imprisonment, it is probable that she would have been quietly pardoned as the only means of righting the injus- tire to which she had been subjected. it was obviously impossible for either himself or his successor in office to grant to her the queen's pardon. Sympathizers ith the imprisoned woman will be relieved to learn that under normal circumstances she will ctence means in reality fifteen years, and as Sirs. Maybrick's conduct in Democrats Then-Republicans How i met a preacher the other day who was very mouthy about "standing up for the flag and "a man who didn't stand up for the flag was a traitor to his country. I went then to main- tain the principles of the government nd it lnteerltv. and could show my disposition about the same subject , an ftnrt made to chancre th eov- crrtmnt In a mnnnrrhf without the f th nnn!? It looks won derfully like it in certain quarters. Henderson hinted at it "the Doctrines cf Hamilton are the text of the hour." Several renuhllcan oaDers are talking I points la Illinois. For full informa- I lion regarding these special excursions J c" - c7 ornce. iws o street. F. D. CORNELL, P. & T. A. Cjjjg-f&xBaier . wtowci EwTlL CO.. OUIWCY. ILL. ROBBING THE DEAD Ghoul Mutilate Ilodies at Galveston to ' Get Valuables. Gradually order is being brought out of Chaos at Galveston and the work of cleaning away the debris and bury ing the dead Is proceeding as rapidly as possible. Idlers are being pressed into ser vice at the point of the bayonet and made to work, and a military cordon Is being drawn tighter and tighter about the place. Every horse end mvle that was left in the city is in ser vice. Supplies' are coming in from Houston and the first line of communi cation with the outside world was op ened today via Texas City. Large forces are working on the railroads, and in a few days the peo ple of Galveston believe the situation will be greatly improved. Over 2,300 bodies have already been taken out to sea or buried in trenches. Other hundreds are yet to be taken from the ruins. These bodies are now all badly decomposed, and they are being buried in trenches where they are found. Others are being buried in the debris wnere this can be done safely. There is little attempt at identifica tion, and it is safe to say that there will Dever be a complete list of the deal. The remnant of the force of the reg ular soldiers who were stationed here and it is a very small remnant have joired the police in patrolling the city. Several persons have already been shot. A soldier of Captain Rafferty's battery, while patrolling the beach this morning ordered a man to desist from looting. The fellow drew a wea pon, and the soldier shot him dead. The soldier was attacked by four other men and he killed all of them. He had five cartridges in his rifle and each, of them found a victim. Other men have also been shot, but the de tails are not known, nor can the ex act number be ascertained, but it is probable that twenty-five were killed. Some of these were shot for failing to halt when ordered to do so. Others were shot for vandalism. The ruins of the heavier brick build ings have not yet been searched for the dead, and there is a large number in them. In the mass of rubbish which marks the site of the Lucas terrace building forty or fifty people were killed outright and their bodies are still in the ruins. The orphans' home on the beach is totally demolished. Ninety-two children and eleven nuns were killed there. It is rumored that one sister escaped, but if she did no trace can be found of her. Of the regular soldiers few remain. Twenty-three were drowned at the barracks at Camp Hawley and seven at Bolivar. One man drifted about in the bay until Monday morning and was taken out alive. Negroes and many white persons are hourly committing the most atrocious acta of vandalism. J. N. Griswold, division freight agent of the Gulf,, Colorado & Santa Fe, who was m that city during the storm, and had a narrow escape from death, said: "Ears and fingers bearing diamonds were backed of with pocket knives and the members put in the pockets of the vandals. The bodies of women who wore fine clothes have been stripped of the last tnread and left to fesier in the'sun. "The residences left standing have been broken into and jewelry and sil ver plate stolen. "Upon all hands this horrible work is going on. Tne offenders are gener ally negroes, although tliere are some white men who have demonstrated thfct they are sufficiently devoid of honesty and manhood to participate in th se ghoulish doeds " As soon as the storm subsided the negroes stole all the liquor they could eet. aad. beastly drunk, proceeded with their campaign of vandalism. Troops an; needed at once. If they are not sent without delay God help the sur vivors in Galveston. This is confirmed by a dozen men of the highest standing here. THE LINCOLN ACADEMY Are you going away to school some where? If so, let us sit down and fig ure a little, counting time, expense and thoroughness. At a small town school your expenses amount to about $4 a week, or $144 a year. You can attend the Lincoln Academy for that and even less. The average expense is $3.72 a week; or $133.92 a j'ear for board, room, heat, light and tuition High schools require four years, the Academy 3. But the student here works 10 to 12 hours a day, not sim ply 6 to 7. Four years at $144 a year- $576. Three years here at the average $133.92 $401.76, a saving of $175 and one year's time. Students always do better in a school away from home, especially, when they have such excel lent advantages as here. The instruc tors are specialists, with broad col lege training, and are recommended by university professors. In fact, the third year can he taken in the univer sity free under university instructors. Fourth annual announcement is sent free. Registration Sept. 17-22. Horticulture at the Fair The horticultural section of the state fair was regarded by all the vis itors as the best exhibit of fruit made in recent years. While the crop of fruit in Nebraska is not especially large this year, yet the increased ef fort made to select a creditable ex hibit has resulted in getting together a very attractive display of fruit. All of the exhibitors complained of the very high winds during the last two weeks blowing off such a large per centage of their best fruit that it was more than usually difficult to secure fruit of largest size and highest qual Ity. Summer and autumn varieties suffer more than winter from these heavy wind storms. It was also re marked that the week for holding the fair coming the first of September, it was too early to make an attractive display of late autumn and winter varieties. The major portion of ap pie trees planted in the state are. as a matter of course winter varieties. and winter fruit cannot show to good ail vantage the first of September; ful ly six weeks too early for the best die play of winter apples. In spite of these disadvantages, skilful care and painstaking effort gathered together a very creditable "display of apples, grapes, peaches, pears and plums. In the county exhibits the largest number of - varieties and the most showy fruit was displayed by Nemaha county, followed closely by Washing ton and Saline, Fillmore fourth, Doug las fifth. . In individual exhibits the premium for best and largest exhibit was won from a county from which this was. not expected E. F. Stephens of Crete winning first in this class, indicating that while Saline county has not been rated as one of the lead ing orchard counties of the state, yet skilful care and excellent cultivation produce fruit of superior quality. The display of grapes was partic ularly strong. There were not as many varieties exhibited as have been brought together in some former fairs, but the general quality was very much higher, and an exhibit made from 50 of the best varieties of grapes natural ly makes a more creditable and attrac tive show than an exhibit made from a much larger number of varieties some of which are not adapted to our conditions. For commercial growing Moore's Early, Worden, Concord, Nia gara, Empire State, all found place. For table, Moore's Early, Worden, Concord, Empire State, Brighton, Wyoming Red, Delaware, Duchess, Diana, Cottage, Catawba, Jefferson, Herbert, Lindley, Vergennes, Green Mountain, all find favor. The last 12 varieties find place in a table list by reason of their superior quality, but are not included in a commercial list because that list, with markets as we find them, should be made up of var ieties that are heavy yielders or which for some other - reason secure large cash returns. E. F. Stephens of Crete made an exhibit and won first prem ium on best and largest collection, best collection for market, best collection for table. The exhibits made by C. H. Barnard, John Furnass, C. C. Marsh all and O. P. Dovel and many others followed closely in varieties and qual ity. In the display of peaches, J. M. Rus sell & Co. were the leading exhibitors, as they are also the largest growers of peaches in the state. With the help of cold storage they exhibited early and medium early varieties as well as those ripening at the present time They also brought and piled up on the tables a quantity of Champion and Elbera, two varieties ripening about this time. The white flshtand blushed cheeks of the Champion contrasting with the rich yellow of the Elberta piled on the table made an attractive display. They also exhibited a seed ling of their own introduction, Rus sell's No. 1, which will doubtless win a place as a medium early freestone variety of merit. Quite a large num ber of exhibitors brought in peaches, indicating that this industry is rapidly developing and that in the near future thousands of acres will be grown.. F. R. Martin of Omaha, J. A. Yea- ger of Fremont" and E. E. Smith of Lincoln made large exhibits of plums. Tuesday the "-society advertised to give away apples; peaches and grapes to all comers. ' Between 10 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon 12,000 sacks of fruit were given away, and at the close the society yet had barrels and baskets in reserve. The exhibit in Floral Hall was re garded the best for many years. As one prominent florist remarked, with additional years of experience, and ample means, the florists not only have their material, but the skill to select the very best, making their ex hibits very attractive. Paul B. Floth and Lewis Henderson of Omaha, Cha pin Bros, of Lincoln, W. J. Hesser of Plattsmouth, made large exhibits of foilage, flowering and decorative plants. On Cut Flower day in addi tion to those mentioned Hess & Swo boda of Omaha entered into competi tion. The display was tastefully got ten up and attracted marked atten tion. Premiums were pretty evenly divided among the different competi tors. DENOUNCE ROSEWATER The Union Veteran Club of O mail a at a Meeting Held Xst Week Passed the Following1 Resolutions by a vote of Two to One The Union Veteran club of Omaha at a meeting held last week passed the following resolutions by a vote of two to one: "Resolved, That we pledge ourselves and urge upon every comrade in the county of Douglas and throughout the state to use all their influence and to work at the primaries and at the con vention to defeat any man or candi date for the coming legislature who may be pledged or favorable to said Edward Rosewater for United States senator, or whose vote in the legisla ture can be controlled or influenced by him in behalf of any other candidate for said position. "Resolved, That these resolutions be given as wide circulation as possible, so that all our comrades man know our purpose and act accordingly; and be it further "Resolved, That all newspapers in the state friendly to the old soldier be requested to publish these resolutions." STRIKERS SHOULD BE SHOT Those Words From Roosevelt is What Caused Him to lie Hissed at Labor Day Celebration Chicago, Sept. 4. Soon after the fierce labor strikes of 1894 were crushed by military force Theodore Roosevelt and Colonel Turner were speakers at a mass meeting held at the Auditorium. During his speech, which was pugnacious from beginning to end, Roosevelt is credited with uttering these words: "Any man who en gages in a strike or any man who goes where a strike is on should be shot." Colonel Turner, who lstnow a fierce champion of Governor Roosevelt, gave utterance to these words in the course of his address: "Bullets are God's messages of peace." When Roosevelt appeared before the multitude at Electric park on Labor day he was hissed and .clenched fists and determined races appeared on either side of his carriage. The speech which may prove the undoing of the republican national ticket waa deliv ered soon after the sanguinary riot in the. stock yarda in 1894, Autumn Merchandising Began in good earnest with Fair Week and we're going to maintain the Stand ard of big selling throughout the season. We'll do it by naming the smallest possible prices on the largest possible values, always, for example: - Domestic Department Medium and light outing, good! Q An weight, per yard ...TT O'Hu Good extra heavy sanitary outing, per yard Cotton bats at 25c, 10c. 8ic, and as low as Black sateen remnants, worth up to 20c, per yard Eiderdown for cloaks and jackets from 27 ic to $1. IOC .50 IOC Wearing Apparel New golf skirts in the late styles and colors at $10, $8.50, OA OK $7.50, S6, and ....$HiOU A lot of 25 sample suits, late novelties, no two alike, at ONE-THIRD OFF New Flannel Waists from $7.50 to , New Silk waists from ?10 down to , ...97c .$2.97 We guarantee a perfect fit in all ready-to-wear garments, You take no risk, Hosiery Women's extra heavy cotton hose, . double sole, spliced heel and toe, a pair Women's heavy fleece-lined cotton hose, extra double sole, spliced heel and toe, a pair Misses' fleeced cotton hose, double knee, lxl rib, 3 pair for. . Misses wool hose, fine rib, double heel and toe, a pair Men's Merino socks, natural color, double heel and toe, a pair 25c 25c 50c 25c 15c Underwear Women's natural ribbed cotton fleece-lined vests and pants, 0 K ft per garment LxJu Women's ribbed cotton, fleece-lined union suits, full sizes, 4, 5, and 6,QQ per suit .ZuC Children's fleece-lined underwear C fl upward from 7c to uUC Lincoln, ESTABLISHING AN EMPIRE It i not by the Mummery of a Coronation or the Donning: of Crowns and Purple Robes that Empires are Built. Republican orators are properly merry over the idea that William Mc KInley could ever stand up in church in an ermine gown and have an im perial crown set upon his Napoleonic brow. Of course no such event is likely to happen. Nothing of the sort is necessary to accomplish the trans formation of a republic into an em pire. Crowns and robes are the mere fripperies of power. The power may be rore real without them. Let us Indicate a few of the steps on the road the republic is actually travelling. The constitution of the United States provides that "The congress shall have power "To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises." But the president, on his own au thority, has provided for laying and collecting taxes, duties, imposts and excises In the Philippines, Cuba, Tu tuila and Guam, and, until recently, in Porto Rico. This is purely an ex ercise of imperial power. Not every emperor could do as much. The Ger man kaiser, for instance, towering War Lord as he is, cannot levy taxes without the consent of the reichstag. In performing this function by his own sovereign will President McKInley has ranged himself with the Czar of Rus sia, the Sultan of Turkey and the Dowager Empress of China. The constitution further provides that congress shal have power: "To regulate commerce with for eign nations and among the several states and with the Indian ( tribes." William McKInley is regulating commerce in all the territories we ac quired from Spain except Porto Rico, and he regulated it there up to a few months ago. He decides what tariffs shall be imposed upon goods exported and imported. He determines whether any nations shall be favored or dis criminated against.- He decrees the kind of shipping that shall be ad mitted to colonial ports. In taking these powers out of the hands of con gress and executing them himself, Mr. McKInley is exercising distinctly im perial prerogatives. The constitution grants congress the authority: "To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal and make rules concerning captures on land and water." To "declare war," of course, does not mean the mere act of inditing a formal declaration. If we could de scend to such solemn fooling as that it would not be worth while to have a constitution at all. It Is the fact of making war, not the formality of de claring it, that the framers of the con stitution had in mind. The major ity of wars are carried on without any dOCltlELiOH At this moment William McKInley is carrying on two wars with no au thority from congress. To be perfect ly fair, we may grant that congress hasrtacitly assented to the Philippine Linen Department Good Turkish Towels, 18x3G inch, Qfl a pair...,. tuC Table Damask, 72 inches wide, Cfl all linen, per yard dllC All Linen Napkins, 22x22 in., CI OK per dozen . v I J Heavy absorbent crash for Q Towels, per yard UU We import our linens direct, heHce the best for the least. Black Dress Goods Elegant quality all-wool novelty dress goods, satin finish, 46 in. 7C wide, per yard luC Black poplin. 44 inches wide, hand some finish and reliable . Q fin quality, per yard . .'. v I VI U Extra Heavy quality black cheviot, 43 inches wide, unequalled O I ft for wear, per yard v I U An entirely new line of figured Mohair Repps' very stylish, OC for skirts, per yard vliZu Men's Furnishings A new line of work shirts in blue and black stripes and checks, C ft each UUC Overalls that sell regularly at 65c and 75, made of heavy denim with or without apron on sale Cf now UUC Husking Mitts per pair 5c Men's and boys' shirts of fancy per cale, collars and cuffs attached at 50c, 65c, and 75c All the newest things in Men's ties the prettiest patterns 25c and 50c Yunka Black Silks Are absolutely; guaranteed. Sold only at this stoM,a 3f - ' We're sole Lincol agents for Butterick's Patterns and publications. Nebraska. war. since It provided the troops need ed to carry it on, but it has never had anything to do with the war in China. Up to this time that has been a thor oughly necessary -struggle, and no doubt the president could easily have obtained the requisite congressional sanction if he had thought it worth while. But he preferred to adopt the imperial policy of going his own way and treating himself as the fountain of authority. Now that our citizens have been res cued there is no further use for our troops in the interior of China. Or at least, if there is a use, it is a question of policy, whose decision under the constitution belongs with congress. But the troops stay there, ready to be used as pawns in the game of di plomacy which our master at Wash ington is playing with his fellow mon archs of Europe. The constitution gives congress the power: "To provide and maintain a navy. But William McKinley has provided and maintained a navy entirely separ ate from the one established by con gress. He has created a fleet of ves sels, not only transports, but fighting craft, and put them tinder the com mand of army officers. It was one of these officers, in command of a gun boat belonging to the McKInley per sonal navy, that committed the blun der of shelling a village of friendly Filipinos and giving the work of paci-. fication a black eye from which It haa never recovered. The constitution provides that: "No tax or duty shall, be laid on ar tides exported from any state. But William McKinley levies taxes on articles exported from all the states to the Philippines and Porto Rico. In the latter violation of the constitution he has congress as an accomplice; the former he carries on entirely upon his own authority. He also levies taxes by his own Imperial will upon articles exported from the states to Cuba, wljich, although a for eign country, is for the present under American control, and so equally sub ject to the constitutional prohibitiqn. The constitution ordains that: "No money shall be drawn from the treasury but in consequence of appro priations made by law, and a regular statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of air public money shall be published from time to time,." William McKinley is regularly spending the revenues of the Philip pines without appropriations made by law. and he has never made any ac count of the expenditure of the $50,- 000,000 voted by congress for the na tional defence two years and a half ago. It Is well known, however, that much of that fund went for purposes in no way connected with the objects for which it was voted. The constitution says that: ' "The congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the terrl tory or other . property belonging to the United States." But all the rules and regulations that have been made respecting the Philippines have been made by s Will iam McKInley, and not by contress There has been no government of law n that region merely a government of autocracy Queen Victoria is offi cially called "Empress of India," but her power in India is trivial compared with that of President McKInley In the Philippines. f The constitution declares: j "Congress shall make no law respect- ng an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof: or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the peo ple peaceably to assemble and to peti tion the government for a redresa of grievances." - , But William McKInley has done what the constitution says con gress shall not do.- He has suppressed the freedom of speech and of the press n the Philippines and established a censorship that allows nothing to be published except what is pleasing to his government. It is in such ways as these, not by the solemn mummery of a coronation, that republics are transformed into empires. When we have gone bo far in two years, where shall we bo in four years more? New York Journal. ine uongressionai uampaign A large part of last week was spent VI a t by Mr. Berge in Cass county. Monday afternoon the fusion standard-bearer spoke with Congressman Burkett to a gathering of old settlers at Nebraska City. The occasion did not admit of politics and, of course, none were at tempted, but Mr. Berge's good taste, sincerity and ability on the platform made for him a most favorable impres sion. The next four days were 6pent in Cass county and included meetings at Elmwood, Weeping Water, Union, ouisville and Plattsmouth. No bet ter meetings in point of attendance and enthusiasm were ever held in the . county. The smallest one exceeded 500 in number and the largest turned out nearly 1,000 people. The meeting at Elmwood was re markable. Hitherto democratic and populist rallies there have been down right frosts, but Tuesday night Mr. Berge estimates that he faced 800 peo ple and he had one of the most suc cessful meetings in the course of his political experience. All along his itinerary he was greeted with unmis takable evidences of heavy changes to the fusion ticket. The people are opposed to trusts and they will not stand for imperialism with its injus tice abroad and its burden of mili tarism and taxation at home. Good audiences are always Inspiring to a brave and sincere man, whether they be friendly in sentiment or not, and Mr. Berge was at his best through out the week. From beginning to end his speeches have been straight to the point, bristling with logic, eloquently put and pressed home with all the force of deep conviction. Totally void of abuse, they are yet sharp with re proof to the man who lets his con science sleep in order that he may vote the republican ticket. They are full of rebuke to the men who are en gaged In the destruction of our na tional ideals, they appeal to the rea son and to the patriotic feeling of both old and young. Among other evidences of his pop ularity was his reception at Platts mouth, the home of Hon. Matthew Gering, who was a close second in the congressional convention at Auburn. Immediately upon his arrival in the city he was met by the leaders of Cass county politics and for a short , time he held an informal levee for his friends and admirers. In the even ing he was introduced to an Immense concourse of people by the genial Ger ing and when the eloquent young dem ocrat spoke of his attainments, the fairness of his fight in the conven tion and his own personal regard for him, promised him the full vote in Cass, and predicted his success In the congressional battle now on, the au dience was delighted and fairly divided their applause, though Berge was In fine voice and made a most masterly presentation of the issues. The pres ent week will be devoted by Mr. Berge to Otoe and Johnson counties, where he will speak at Dunbar, Burr, Rock Creek, Elk Creek, Cook and Sterling. A University Publication A number of the old members of the Hesperian association and other stu dents of the state university, after nearly a year's planning, have abcut finished arrangements for publishing a new university paper this year. It is to be an all-round university news paper,, representing every department of that great Institution. This will be pleasing news to the many old Hesperian readers, as the management will be something like that of the Hesperian, where the edi tors were chosen from the literary so cieties. The new paper will be more broad, as its staff will be chosen from the most experienced and talented journalists among the whole student body. Ten students have voluntarily agreed to pay the expenses of the paper until it is self-sustaining. Requirements for eligibility to elec tion on the staff will be so strict, de pending entirely on meritorious work in journalism, that an editorship will be one of the highest honors of the university. The first Issue will be published dur ing registration week and is aimed to be of especial aid to the several hun dred new students. - M TO RENT Well improved 80 acres in Seward Co., Neb., 4 miles from railroad, ?12ij cash rent. ' 'Address 125 Nebraska Independ ent, Jjincoln,- Neb. SPECIAL EXCURSIONS; . 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